Greece earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 44 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 44 km SSW of Kýthira, Greece on Fri, Apr 11, 2003, 9:43 AM GMT+3 (06:43 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 16 km N of Kýthira, Greece. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (ml), minor
Local time
UTC
2003-04-11 06:43:33 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.770° N, 22.840° E
Region
Greece
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Station coverage gap
195°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
38

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.444 km NNW of Kolympári, Greece · 8573 days ago · 27 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 3.322 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8565 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 3.373 km E of Kýthira, Greece · 8564 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.230 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 8563 days ago · 14 km deep · 76 km away
  5. 3.331 km NW of Kýthira, Greece · 8548 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.551 km SSE of Koróni, Greece · 8546 days ago · 29 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 3.86 km NW of Agía Marína, Greece · 8544 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 3.223 km NE of Kýthira, Greece · 8533 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 4.216 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 8526 days ago · 82 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 3.483 km S of Koróni, Greece · 8522 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 3.124 km SSW of Géfyra, Greece · 8519 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 3.819 km SE of Géfyra, Greece · 8516 days ago · 65 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 4.024 km S of Géfyra, Greece · 8577 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 3.543 km W of Kíssamos, Greece · 8578 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.029 km SSW of Asopós, Greece · 8586 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 3.732 km WNW of Kíssamos, Greece · 8588 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 3.492 km WSW of Kýthira, Greece · 8602 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 3.414 km N of Kýthira, Greece · 8603 days ago · 17 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000buxd. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 3:14 PM UTC.